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AREA VET LOBBIES FOR CAMP HALE HONOR Richard (Dick) Over, a 96-year-old veteran of the 10th Mountain Division, talks about his time serving in the Army during World War II at a Genesee coffee shop Aug. 9. The Golden resident also talked with Congressman Jared Polis about why it is so critical to name Camp Hale, the U.S. Army training facility and home of the 10th Mountain Division, as a National Historic Landscape.

“We’re a hell of a lot interested in preserving,” Over said, adding that he hopes the site will become a historic landmark before his 100th birthday. Over still teaches skiing today and has been lecturing on the 10th for 20 years.

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Nevada inmate charged with 1984 Lakewood, Aurora slayings Alexander Christopher Ewing accused of using hammer to kill four people

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Police in Lakewood and Aurora have identified a suspect they believe is responsible for multiple murders more than 34 years ago.

Lakewood and Aurora police announced Aug. 10 that Alex Christopher Ewing, 57, is the primary suspect in the deaths of 50-year old Patricia Louise Smith, in Lakewood on Jan. 10, 1984, and Bruce and Debra Bennett and their 7-year-old daughter Melissa, on Jan. 16 of that same year in Aurora. The Bennetts’ then 3-year-old daughter Vanessa survived but was

left with life-threatening injuries.

Ewing, currently serving an eight- to 40-year sentence in Nevada, is accused of using a hammer to kill Smith and a different hammer to kill the Bennetts. He was originally convicted for an unrelated attempted murder and use of a deadly weapon in Arizona, and is eligible for parole on July 1, 2021.

Colorado law officials Ewing have charged Ewing with three counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, three counts of felony murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree sexual assault, first-degree assault, two counts sexual assault on a child, one count of first-degree burglary and five violent crime accounts.

“To all family members and loved ones to victims who have gone through the tragedy of experiencing a murder

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that we say has turned cold, the work proves that these individuals are not forgotten. The cold-case victims and their families are not forgotten,” Jefferson County District Attorney Pete Weir said.

DNA evidence tested in 2010 revealed that the same person who killed Smith also killed the Bennetts, but it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that law officials say they were able to connect Ewing to the murders.

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Director John Camper said Nevada uploaded Ewing’s DNA to the FBI’s national data base. CBI found a match between Ewing and the Lakewood and Aurora murders, Camper said, and quickly informed Aurora police Chief Nick Metz of its finding.

“We still took this case incredibly serious, and we were going to continue to move forward every way that we could. (The DNA results) sent a chill through my spine,” Mentz said at the

press conference in Aurora.

Smith was sexually assaulted, and her killer left the hammer at the scene.

Officers believe that she went to a fastfood restaurant, and then returned to her Lakewood condo that she shared with her daughter and grandchildren before she was killed.

Bruce Bennett’s mother went to his and Debra’s home, because she was curious why the couple didn’t show up for work at a family-owned business. She found the couple and Melissa, dead.

Weir and 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler filed paperwork to Gov. John Hickenlooper to begin the extradition process to bring Ewing to Colorado. Brauchler said Ewing could face the death penalty.

“We never forgot this case, even 34 years later. It’s challenging, it’s difficult, but we don’t forget theses cases,” Lakewood Police Chief Daniel McCasky said.

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Wheat Ridge woman gets 10 years prison for setting car fire with husband asleep inside STAFF REPORT

Andrea Toni Moreno, 48, appeared in the Jefferson County District Court on Aug. 6 where she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for setting fire to the family vehicle with her husband asleep inside.

On July 20, 2017 at about 11:30 p.m. Arvada Fire was responding to an unrelated Moreno call when they observed a

vehicle on fire in the driveway at 5075 Swadley Street, in Wheat Ridge. Darrell Gonzales, who had been asleep inside the vehicle, was found standing in the garage.

Moreno had poured gasoline on the vehicle with Gonzales asleep inside, and then threw a lit match onto the gasoline, causing the front end of the vehicle to burst into flames. Her six-year-old grandson was standing with her as she started the fire.

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Gonzales left the house, hoping to de-escalate the situation. When he returned later that evening he found that his belongings had been thrown out of the house onto the lawn. He also found that he had been locked out of the house. Gonzalez decided to sleep in the vehicle.

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The Golden Fine Arts Festival Is This Weekend, Featuring 134 Artists in 9 Categories

Golden has become a destination not only for tourists, but also for relocating families.

Among the many reasons for this are its small “college town” atmosphere, its location at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and its varied and exciting arts scene.

Golden boasts several museums: from the Colorado Railroad Museum, Dinosaur Ridge, and Buffalo Bill’s Grave and Museum on the outskirts of town, to the Golden History Museum, the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, the BradfordWashburn Mountaineering Museum, and the Foothills Art Center, all located within the city limits.

In the performing arts, Golden is home to the critically acclaimed Miners Alley Playhouse and the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra, by the way, has a free Pops Concert this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in

downtown Golden’s Parfet Park.

One of the city’s signature events, the Golden Fine Arts Festival, happens this Saturday and Sunday. Presented every August by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, 2018 marks the festival’s 28th year. Golden Real Estate is proud to be a secondary sponsor of this always-popular event that, like so many other things, has improved with age. As great as it’s always been, it just seems to get better every year. Situated along Clear Creek, the festival fills 11th Street with a diverse mixture of exhibits and artists from around the country.

The festival is a “juried” event. Artists, having been judged for acceptance into the Golden Fine Arts Festival, will now be judged during the show this Saturday. Award ribbons will be presented late Saturday afternoon for display at the winners’ booths on

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Sunday. Rita and I have several pieces in our home that we purchased at previous festivals.

As shown on its web page, www.Golden FineArtsFestival.org, there will be nine categories of artists exhibiting: 2D, Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Glass, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Sculpture, Painting, and Photography. Prizes are awarded in each category.

A VIP reception Friday evening provides an opportunity to meet many of the artists from the festival. Enjoy appetizers, craft beer,

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The festival itself is open (and free to the public) on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 11th Street west of Washington Avenue.

In addition to the artists’ tents, the Festival offers a variety of food vendors, wines, craft beers, and live bands. Here is the band lineup: Saturday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | The Johnny O. Band, and 2:00 - 6:00 pm | Dotsero Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Sweet Spot Trio, and 2:00 - 5:00 pm | Funk it Up

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School safety task force works to create safer schools Community members in group work to create recommendations for school board by August 20

BY CAITLIN DANBORN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Over the course of the summer, a school safety and security task force for Jefferson County Public Schools has been working to brainstorm innovative ideas on how to keep Jeffco students safe. On paper, the group’s task seems simple enough: prepare a set of written recommendations to the school board and superintendent Dr. Jason Glass by Aug. 20. In practice, the task involves thinking outside the box, difficult conversations, and an extremely complex issue.

The group assembled in spring 2018 after a public Jeffco School Safety Forum held at Lakewood High School.

Attendees at the forum and other community members were invited to apply for the task force. By April, 50 of the more than 100 applicants were chosen to represent the various Jeffco articulation areas, and meetings began in June.

Students were not invited to apply.

Jeff Pierson, director of safe school environments for Jefferson County Schools, is helping to lead the task force. Pierson, a former principal at

Standley Lake High School, said the school More about the Jeffco school district’s school board is looking safety efforts, and the for the group to task force is available come up with at www.jeffcopublic- innovative and schools.org/services/ effective ideas “so that all of security/ our students The school safety and security task force will and staff can go present to the school to school each and every day board at a special meeting on August 23 and know that at 5 p.m. at the Board they’re safe.”

The group Room in the Jefferson County Education Cen- is split up into ter (1829 Denver West four different subcommittees: Drive, Golden, CO). climate and culture, threat assessment and management, target hardening/physical security, and tactics and response.

Most of the members of the climate and culture subcommittee are parents or grandparents of Jeffco students.

Some are district employees.

After brainstorming at a July 9 meeting the group attempted to narrow down their list of recommendations.

On the list of topics at one recent meeting: mental health, improving communication between parents and the district, training, community collaboration, and Safe 2 Tell. Pierson guided the group in discussion as Jeffco Chief Student Success Officer Kevin Carroll offers expert input.

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Carroll walks the group through what he calls the “constellation” of mental health at Jeffco schools. Every elementary school in the district has a half-time social worker, regardless of size. Schools can allocate their budgets to “buy up” to a full time social worker; 62 out of 156 schools in the district do this. Every middle and high school has a full-time social worker, and most high schools have between three and five counselors. However, these counselors may not have the training to assess a student’s mental state like a social worker can.

Two weeks later on July 23 the target hardening/physical security subcommittee explored another component of school safety. The group uses a street to classroom approach, starting with the exterior security of a school and moving inward. Brandon Rood, district campus supervisor coordinator, leads this group and provides suggestions based on his experience.

Members consider every possible aspect of physical security: the construction of a building, the security cameras surrounding its exterior, police presence in the area, securing the entrance and exit points of a school.

The group discusses the existing relationship that Jeffco schools has with local law enforcement and how it can be improved. Most middle and high schools have one School Resource Officer, a member of the local police department that spends their time at the school interacting with kids. School Resource Officers are typically the only armed presence on campus and are funded by the police departments, not by the district.

Budget is certainly a concern for the recommendations the committee plans to make to the school board; its shadow hangs over the group’s discussion. Rood suggests that the group explore options that would not require new funding and even suggests that parents push their PTAs to purchase cheaper items like Home Depot buckets. These buckets are used as emergency buckets and contain food and water and can also be used as human waste containers during lockdowns.

At one point the idea of distributing bulletproof backpacks comes up, and it is quickly nixed by Rood. He does not want to give parents or students the

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notion that a shooting will inevitably happen at a Jeffco school.

“If we do this, we give in,” Rood said.

Once the task force presents its recommendations to the school board, it will be up to the board to decide which practices to put into place. The board will also decide how to finance them, even if that means asking voters for more money in the form of a bond or mill levy on the ballot in November.

Jamie Robinson and Mishan Pils, both on the target hardening/physical security subcommittee, are parents of Jeffco students.

“With the recent school shootings, I’ve had a concern with safety in the district. I thought this was a perfect chance to make a difference, have an impact,” Robinson said.

Pils agrees. She became “really, really concerned after Parkland” and started a safety committee at her son’s school, Prospect Valley Elementary School in Wheat Ridge. The open concept design of the school concerned her, Pils said.

She plans to take what she learns through her work on the task force and implement it at Prospect Valley.

“I mostly wanted to effect change at my school,” Pils said.

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Lakewood city council discussing vote to lift TABOR limits Council votes Aug. 27 whether to refund homeowners

BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Last year’s May hailstorm brought more to the city of Lakewood than a damaged mall, vehicles and property.

Lakewood collected a heavy heaping of revenue last year from the hailstorm, because some residents were forced to replace their vehicles, or make repairs to their homes. However, a key component of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) requires residents to vote on what they want to do with those excess funds. So Lakewood is asking residents for input on what the city should do with the additional revenue.

Lakewood City Council is asking for public input on a possible November ballot question to lift TABOR limits and use the excess $12.5 million to fund concepts and projects chosen by community leaders.

It comes down to this for Lakewood residents: property owners can either get a refund from TABOR funds, or the money can go toward

city projects and community needs.

It all depends on if Lakewood City Council votes yes on Aug. 27 to add a question on the November ballot to lift TABOR tax caps.

The refund for residents wouldn’t be too eye popping. The city estimates that the average home owner of a $350,000 home would be refunded a little over $100. If residents were to vote to lift TABOR tax caps then the money would go toward things like more officers and vehicles for the Lakewood Police Department, park improvements and other community needs like sidewalks, traffic signals and turn lanes.

“These various concepts and projects are hypothetical. They’re very well defined and very thoughtful. I think that the staff from the Police Chief, public works and community works director… They believe that these are the projects that can have the greatest impact on the community,” Lakewood Finance Director Larry Dorr said.

Lakewood has voted four times in the past to lift TABOR limits, most recently in 2007 when voters approved permanently lifting TABOR limits on all open space revenues and on grants for public safety, transportation and cultural activities, according to the city. Since then, the city has automatically returned TABOR refunds seven times.

Tax revenue in excess of the

TABOR EXPLAINED The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) is a Colorado consitutional amendment that was adopted at the general election on Nov. 3, 1992. TABOR contains nearly 2,000 words, and supporters of it promised it would stop the growth of government. It doesn’t limit the amount of money that may be budgeted by a government. Instead, it limits the amount of revenue that can be retained in a particular year from sources like taxes and fees. In this case, the most significant aspect of TABOR is that it requires citizens to vote on what a government should do with money over the TABOR limit.

Tabor limit in 2008 reached only $240,642 while limits exceeded $12 million this year.

Residents like Mike Muller feel like the money should be returned to citizens. Muller spoke before Lakewood City Council on Aug. 6 during a study regarding the matter. He talked about how the refund could mean a lot to residents who struggle to pay their bills each month.

“The question should be not how you can keep the money. The question should be how do you get it to the people who need the money? I find it hard to imagine that you even question to hang on to the money,”

Muller said to City Council.

Lakewood resident Joan Jacobson said that her refund would be better served for going toward the community during the Aug. 6 study session.

“Since I heard about (the possible refund), I’ve been thinking about what I might do with this refund.

Maybe a dinner with some nice wine? Maybe a pair of shoes? There are things I need more than another dinner, or another pair of shoes …

If we pitch in together, as citizens of Lakewood, I can get a safe sidewalk and police,” Jacobson said.

“As a property owner, we are the ones that are going to benefit, and I don’t think that’s fair,” Lakewood resident Eva Frickle said at the study session. “The money comes from sales tax. Renters pay sales tax. In order to return it in the most equitable level, I think investing it in the community is the way to go.”

Residents can make their voices heard by taking a survey on the TABOR refund question at lakewoodtogether.org/LakewoodFunding, or by attending Lakewood City Council meetings on Aug. 13 and Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at 480 S. Allison Pkwy. As of Aug. 13, the city has had 777 responses to its survey, with 70 percent of those respondents saying that Lakewood should spend the money on parks, police and transportation.

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Painting the town red, among other colors PHOTOS BY JOSEPH RIOS

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he 2018 MuralFest took place Aug. 11, at Lamar Station Plaza (located at Colfax Avenue and Pierce Street) and along the district’s newly unveiled 40 West ArtLine, a four-mile pedestrianand cycling-friendly arts experience.

The festival included creative vendor booths, free trolley rides on Lakewood’s historic trolly, live painting, local entertainment, food trucks, craft beer and creative activities for the whole family.

Maya Bennett was one of several live performers at the West Colfax MuralFest on Aug. 11.

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Shay Davis paints a mural at the West Colfax MuralFest.

Thomas Evans, known as Detour, greets a West Colfax MuralFest attendee as he works on a painting.

One of several paintings that could be found along West Colfax during the annual celebration of the mural art form.

Bill Ferraioli and Chris LaFond work on a painting together at the 2018 West Colfax MuralFest.

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More stores re-open at Colorado Mills Coach, H&M, Skechers and Crazy 8 latest stores to get back to business STAFF REPORT

CALM AFTER THE STORM

Coach, H&M, Skechers and Crazy 8 are the latest retailers to re-open at Colorado Mills.

The returning stores opened Aug. 8, joining more than 140 outlet, value and full-line retailers now open at the center, which was hit by a hailstorm in May 2017 that forced the mall’s closure for six months.

The center and about 100 of its retailers reopened in November 2017, during Thanksgiving week, and a steady stream of reopenings have happened in the last 9 months.

Several more retailers plan to reopen this fall, including Gap Factory, Banana Republic Factory, Forever 21 and the Nike Factory Store, according to a recent news release, and Los Chingones will offer a new dining option in the coming months.

The May 8, 2017, hailstorm ripped

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open roofs and flooded stores, leaving millions of dollars in damages and lost livelihoods in its wake and siphoning nearly $3 million in sales tax revenue from Lakewood city coffers.

The closure has cost the city about $300,000 to $350,000 a month in tax revenue, Larry Dorr, Lakewood’s finance director, said in a Colorado Community Media story from April. Taxes from mall sales contributed about 6 percent of Lakewood’s 2016 general fund, which pays for everything from police to community resources, Dorr said. In 2016, the mall generated about $7.12 million in sales taxes to the general fund.

Restoration work will continue through 2018, and shoppers will see an upgraded contemporary look that highlights several of the center’s features, according to the news release.

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Nuclear weapons workers in the Colorado Front Range area can get specific information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act at upcoming town hall meetings.

Presented by Cold War Patriots, a community resource organization that advocates for worker benefits, the free meetings are open to anyone who worked at Rocky Flats, Coors Porcelain or any other nuclear weapons facility.

Meetings take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 and Tuesday, Aug. 21. Aug. 20 sessions take place at the Apex Field House, Community Room, 5724 Oak St., Arvada. Aug. 21 sessions will be at the Longmont Elks Lodge, 306 Coffman St., Longmont.

Both day’s morning session will be customized for those who have already applied for EEOICPA benefits and have been awarded a U.S. Department of Labor white medical benefits card or have a pending claim. Morning participants will learn how to file for medical expense reimbursement, how impairment evaluations can get them more monetary compensation, why they should add conditions to a claim, why in-home care might be right, and what to do if they are approved/pending for some claims but denied for others.

The afternoon sessions are for those who have not applied for benefits, or those who have applied but whose claims have been denied. Afternoon participants will find out whether they qualify for up to $400,000 in mon-

etary compensation and free health care and will learn how to apply for benefits, what benefits are included, and how to reopen denied claims.

“Our goal at CWP is to ensure the workers who helped keep America free by building the nation’s nuclear arsenal and are now suffering illness because of their sacrifice and service are connected with the monetary compensation and health benefits they have earned,” CWP chairperson Tim Lerew said in a news release. “By segmenting our presentations in this way, we can better help the workers with their individual situations, which can be overwhelming to navigate on their own.”

Resources will help workers understand the financial and medical benefits available to them — including home health care — and to guide them through the process of proving the connection between their workplace exposure and their illness.

The EEOICPA program is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor and offers monetary compensation and health care benefits to workers who participated in the nuclear weapons program from 1942 until the present day and became sick because of radiation exposure or other toxic substances. Learn more at www.dol. gov/owcp/energy/ Cold War Patriots is a division of Professional Case Management, which provides specialized in-home health care services to nuclear weapons and uranium workers. Visit www.coldwarpatriots.org or call 888-903-8989 for information.

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It’s Wheat Ridge’s lucky day Lucky’s Market opens store at 38th Avenue and Wadsworth

BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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fter years of protests, ballot measures and court proceedings, the grand opening of a newly developed anchor store for The Corners development in Wheat Ridge, the grand opening of the Lucky’s Market at 3543 Wadsworth Blvd. offered up some welcome brevity to the saga.

There was a hunk of pork belly used for the ribbon cutting ceremony, and feel-good words like “Glorious” written in a playful cursive script decorated the walls of the new store. Out front workers roasted green chilies, while appreciative Coloradans walked by enjoying the scent.

“Life is a celebration, and food is part of every step,” Lucky’s President Chris Darling said. “But we also want to inspire people to be just a little healthier.”

Darling and other also highlighted Lucky’s goal of

Ridge in 1980. She was not in favor of a WHERE: Lucky’s previous Market at 3543 plan to Wadsworth Blvd. develop WEB: www.luckthe corner ysmarket.com/ wheat-ridge-colo- into a shopping rado/ PHONE: (303) 423- center with a 0939 HOURS: 7 a.m. to 10 Walmart store as p.m. the anchor tenant, saying the current development project that includes a small park, restaurants and walking trails seems preferable to her.

The store features some surprising features.

A ramen noodle and sushi bar inhabits the deli section, and the cafe at the front of the store features kombucha, Hunter Bay coffee from Arvada, and Rickoli rootbeer from the nearby craft brewery by the same name.

Nearby commercial space, lining the actual corner of 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Blvd., is still under construction. But the first tenant, Tokyo Joes, is on schedule to open next month according to the on-site workers.

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Choosing some tomatoes on Aug. 8, Maria Rickman of Wheat Ridge said the new Lucky’s Market was close enough to walk to from her condo.

GLENN WALLACE engaging with the community through volunteer efforts and donating quarterly to area nonprofits. Each store donates 10 percent of the profits from all purchases of the Lucky’s store brand products to those local partners. Additionally, every time a shopper uses a Lucky’s renewable bag can choose to donate 10 cents to the local charity of their choice.

The nonprofit list rotates, but currently benefits The Family Tree, Developmental Disabilities Resource Center and Growing Home.

The 35,000 square foot store will employ roughly 150 employees. It is the sixth Colorado location for the grocery chain. There are Lucky’s stores in 10 states, though it actually started in Boulder, Colorado.

“It will be so convenient for us, we can just walk here,” said Maria Rickman, who lives in a nearby condominium, but came into the store to buy some produce during the grand opening.

Rickman said she and her husband moved to Wheat

CORNERS TIMELINE 2013 — Renewal Wheat Ridge begins talks to redevelop vacant site.

2015 — City Council approves plan for Walmart Neighborhood Market anchor tenant — and 37 townhomes. Months later the city’s voters passed Issue 300, seeking to retroactively kill the deal.

2016 — Quadrant sued the city over Issue 300, and wins. A month later Walmart announces it will still pull out.

2017 — In January Quadrant purchases much of the 15 acres and develops a new plan. In April Lucky’s Market is named the new anchor tenant.

2018 — Lucky’s Market opens in August. Construction on nextdoor housing starting. oped, underdeveloped for many years,” Wheat Ridge City Manager Patrick Goff said. “As an anchor, Lucky’s is really going to help draw people to the other restaurants that are planned.”

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A 230-unit apartment complex will be built to the south.

“I think this (Lucky’s) will have some impact on our Sprouts (Kipling Street and 38th Avenue), but not too much. They’re far enough away and really are different audiences,” Goff said.

Store Director John Gengel said he hoped the company’s particular blend of quality products and accessible fun would be welcome at the new location. but said so far the reception from shoppers has been good.

“I consider us incred-

The Colorado Classic is a four-stage men and women’s pro bicycle road race now in its second year. Stages 1 and 2 take place Aug. 16 and 17 in Vail, and Stages 3 and 4 take place Aug. 18 and 19 in the Denver metro area The pro cyclists will race through areas of Golden and Wheat Ridge for Stage 3, which includes a Lookout Mountain climb and a sprint from Wheat Ridge High School to the Velorama Festival in the RiNo Art District of Denver.

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Madilynn Magallan, 5, the granddaughter of Antoinette Skul, the office manager for the Lucky’s Market at 3545 Wadsworth Boulevard, waits with excitement for the Aug. 8 grand opening ceremony of the store.

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Aug. 18: Stage 3 Racers make their way to Denver’s RiNo Art District, Aug. 18, for a stage that starts and finishes at Velorama. The men launch at 10:30 a.m. for the 100-mile (161.9k) Queen’s Stage that

ibly fortunate to be here in Wheat Ridge,” Gengel said.

includes 8,133 feet of climbing.

The route takes racers west past Coors Field on 29th and 32nd avenues to Golden, over Lookout Mountain for a King of the Mountains points checkpoint, through iconic Red Rocks Park and on to Evergreen, where they hit the highpoint King of the Mountains checkpoint at Cragmont Drive, and a final climbers checkpoint through Indian Hills before making their way over Dinosaur Ridge for a furious sprint from Wheat Ridge High School to the finish at Velorama. Starting at 12:30 p.m., the women race an exciting timed criterium (50 minutes plus five laps) around the activity-filled Velorama Festival.

Aug. 19: Stage 4 The Mile High City will be on display for the final day, Stage 4, as cyclists lap a 9.1mile (14.6k) circuit course from the Velorama Festival in RiNo to City Park via 17th Ave. The women begin at 10 a.m. for a four-lap circuit totaling 34.8 miles (55.2k), followed by the men’s eight-lap finale totaling 71.2 miles (114.8k) at 12:15 p.m.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Arvadan unspooked by Rocky Flats A couple of years ago we received notice that our Arvada property might be eligible for possible class-action type settlement if located within 10 miles of Rocky Flats. A reply was requested. We were unable to find anyone at this consulting firm who could tell us if “distance” meant to the Flats property boundary or to the danger zone. Measurements from Public Land Survey System maps showed that neither qualified.

We attended some of the early meetings regarding dangers and found them to be sounding boards for individuals who envisioned themselves as community leaders. We also found that soils outside Rocky Flats influence showed similar non-dangerous radioactive concentrations. All kinds of animals were thriving on the land. Maybe it’s time to realize that a little common sense could go a long way.

Tom Graham, Arvada Thanks to Alcorn I want to sincerely thank Michael Alcorn for his article on 8/9/18 regarding the state of our educational system. It is heartening to see that there are teachers who have the insight to recognize

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the deficiencies, and the turn for the worse which our educational system is taking. Especially at the college level.

The curbs which are being placed on critical thinking, free speech, and independent thought at many institutions of learning are frightening. Would it not be encouraging to see this problems being rectified in our own Jefferson county school system?

William F Hineser, Arvada Fight gerrymandering I have faith that when our democratic elections are protected from unfair practices like gerrymandering, that our government will represent the will of the people. When we vote this November, we will have the opportunity to protect Colorado from unfair gerrymandering by voting for the Fair Maps Amendments Y and Z. Gerrymandering happens when district lines are drawn to deliberately favor the election of one party over another. This practice is not new and is done by both parties. It is described as when “the politicians choose their voters instead of the voters choosing their politicians” because typically the party SEE LETTERS, P14

jobs and did nothing to provoke such actions.

This comes on the heels of a gunman’s attack on the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland that left five staff members dead in June.

We should be alarmed.

When did we forget that a democracy cannot survive without a free and independent press beholden only to the people of the communities it serves — not to the leaders and politicians who decry it when their actions are reported in a light they disapprove of ?

Thomas Jefferson understood that important truth: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter,” he said.

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While what happens instruchis past spring and tionally is what matters most, through the summer, most would say an attractive Jefferson County Public and fresh school buildSchools has been GUEST ing is important. This engaged in a commuis especially so in older nity conversation about COLUMN parts of Jeffco, where possibly putting ballot a reinvestment in our questions on for the schools can keep places November election. like Arvada, Wheat Through focus groups, Ridge, Edgewater, surveys, and scientific data collection, it appears Lakewood, Westminster, that there is support for Littleton, and Golden this in the community. great places to raise a While the Board of Edfamily. Strong neighborucation has the final say hood schools can attract Jason Glass on any ballot questions and keep families, supthat might appear, the most likely porting local businesses and scenario involves putting forth stable housing prices. a “bond” question for school conIn addition to older parts of struction and building upgrades.

Jeffco, we also have growing Jeffco’s average building age is areas in northern Arvada and over 50 years now and it has been western Lakewood where more 14 years since any major uphouses mean more families and grades or construction. We have students. much to do in terms of keeping all our schools attractive places for kids and families.

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Our mountain communities are also in great need of a significant refresh on their schools.

Students in Evergreen, Conifer, and Morrison get a great education at their schools, rated some of the best in the state or even the country. However, these buildings are aging as well and mountain conditions can be harsh on facilities.

When it comes to construction, a few key priorities have emerged from our community. First, with the Parkland shooting this past spring and Jeffco’s history with school violence, improvements related to safety and security are high on the list. We also heard a strong desire to maintain the community’s schools, keeping quality environments for learning. Yet another priority was a desire to expand career/technical education options, such as the district’s excellent Warren Tech program.

Final details of what the district’s bond program might look like are still in development and the Board will make the final decision, but there is a strong possibility that voters in Jeffco will have some decisions to make on the ballot about reinvesting in their community’s schools.

At the state level, Amendment 73 (also known as Great Schools, Thriving Communities) may bring some relief to Colorado’s well-known problems around ongoing funds that schools use to pay teachers and provide services to kids and families.

Amendment 73 would create a new

and ongoing $1.6 billion for Colorado’s schools through a progressive income tax on those making over $150,000 annually and corporations. It would actually reduce residential and commercial property taxes in the state.

Approximately 92 percent of Colorado residents would pay nothing if Amendment 73 passed, but it is a tax increase on wealthy filers and corporations.

For Jeffco, this would mean around $134 million annually in revenues (approximately $1,609 per student), which we could use to attract and retain quality teachers and staff, add mental health and counseling supports, and expand career-technical education courses.

While these funds would only bring Colorado (and Jeffco) near, though not quite, up to the national average in school funding, it would be a sea change compared to where we are now.

Jeffco Public Schools may also consider a mill levy override, which would also provide ongoing resources for things like staff compensation or new program offerings for students, and help increase our competitiveness with surrounding districts on attracting and keeping talent for Jeffco. However, we are still considering how that might interact with Amendment 73 as both would provide ongoing operational dollars.

The Board of Education will finalize its decision on August 23 to determine if Jeffco Public Schools will be on the ballot. Until then, I encourage you to learn more about schools in your community by scheduling a visit with your local school and reading more about the pros and cons of Amendment 73.

Jason Glass is the superintendent of Jefferson County Public School.

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in power determines district lines — a significant partisan advantage.

Currently in Colorado, the state legislature determines congressional district lines.

Amendments Y and Z were passed this year through unanimous bipartisan agreement in the state Senate and House. Now we get to vote on these amendments in November’s election. If approved, these amendments would create a non-partisan committee, staffed with an equal number of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, who determine Colorado’s district lines. Commissioners cannot be professional lobbyists, candidates, or paid campaign workers. Meetings are subject to open meeting laws and require public hearings to ensure citizen engagement. The idea is to ensure that district lines are drawn in

such a way as to prevent gerrymandering and ensure that everyone’s votes count.

I’m excited about the opportunity to protect Colorado from gerrymandering! Please vote yes on both Amendments Y and Z this November.

Robin Kupernik, Arvada Rollback of clean car standards Please contact the Colorado Air Quality Commission to encourage them to adopt the low emissions vehicle standards that Governor Hickenlooper proposed and ask that they put said rules into the Colorado Code of Regulations.

We have endured dozens of ozone alert days this summer and we can have better air quality if we all make the effort.

Every day I see people sitting in their vehicles with the motor running while they send a text or make a phone call. A car does not need to be running in order to send a text

or eat lunch and for each minute it is running, it is adding poisonous pollutants to our already foul air.

Newer model cars do not need to be “warmed up” and in fact should not be. If drivers are too cold or too warm,they should go into a building.

Without clean air and clean water nothing else matters.

Kathleen Flynn, Arvada Longtime Jeffco parent As I enter my 15th and final year as a Jeffco parent, I’m both grateful for the education my children have received, and discouraged by the opportunities they missed compared to students in neighboring districts. Jeffco Schools has not seen a significant investment in new square footage or classroom maintenance since my oldest was in Kindergarten in 2004.

And just two years ago, every nearby district that asked voters for an increase in funding received it — except for Jeffco. We are

significantly behind our neighbors in the investment we make in our students.

With my youngest entering his senior year, it’s clear that my children will not benefit from any future mills or bonds Jeffco Schools may pass, yet I am fully supportive of greater investment in our schools — fully willing to pay more taxes to invest more in Jeffco students.

Regardless of the connection to our schools — as a parent, grandparent, neighbor, community member, local business, etc. — I hope Jeffco residents see the value of investing in our students and our schools, and I hope our School Board will vote to put measures on our November ballot that will allow Jeffco Schools to catch up to other districts. Jeffco students deserve the same opportunities, resources and quality learning environments other Colorado students already receive.

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The Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) fishery staff is strongly urging anglers statewide to consider trout fishing early in the day and in higher mountain altitudes lakes and streams. The drought conditions Colorado is experiencing across our state is starting to take its toll on trout.

Trout are considered a “cold” water species fish as opposed to catfish, walleyes, bass and other “warm” water species that occupy east slope plains lakes and reservoirs. “Trout can thrive in 50 degree waters, get lethargic at 60 degrees, become stressed at 70 degrees and can expire when water temperatures exceed 70 degrees,” according to Josh Nehring, senior aquatic biologist. The higher the water tempera-

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tures raise the greater the oxygen loss, which is the vital element of water conditions for trout.

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In the U.S., tattoos can be connected to mid-18th century Native Americans, states TIME magazine, and became part of Western culture in the mid-19th century when Martin Hildebrandt set up shop in New York and tattooed Civil War soldiers for identification purposes.

Modern tattoos might be attributed to Norman Keith Collins and his Sailor Jerry tattoos during the World War II era, said Bart Leonard, 28, a professional tattoo artist for nearly five years who recently started working at Adroit Tattoo in Golden.

eople did not have to be present at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas last October — when 58 attendees were murdered while enjoying a concert — to be affected by the appalling loss of life.

Denver musician Sarah Snead was one of those people who keenly felt the loss of life, despite the fact that she’d become accustomed to tragedy.

“I’ve been to more funerals for murder, suicide and overdose than I have been to weddings,” she said. “It’s devastating and a lot of guilt is wrapped up in losing loved ones. After stumbling through life for 33 years, I asked the question, ‘Why did I make it and not them?’”

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Snead has been a believer in the healing power of music since she wrote her first song at 7 years old. Raised in a musical family, she was helped along the way by a choir teacher in high school and joined her first cover band in 2008.

Following a chance meeting with The Brian Hornbuckle Band at the Platte River Bar in 2014, she joined the Rick Lewis Project, and has been the lead singer ever since. She also sings with her husband’s group, the Michael Hornbuckle Band.

A mother of three in her 20s, she wasn’t sure music would ever be a viable option.

“A couple years ago, I read stories on Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross and how they were able to handle motherhood and a music career,” she said. “As my kids started to grow and become their own little humans, I realized that I could actually make this happen and be a good mom at the same time.”

As one who has experienced it firsthand, she hopes more people come to respect and appreciate the talent in Denver’s local music scene.

“I wish more people knew how hard musicians work to provide entertainment. We deliver our heart and souls with the hope that you, the listener, will get lost in the stories we tell,” she said.

“There are so many venues and festivals to get into and I’m excited for what happens next.”

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Ryan “Cactus Jack” Clement, 38, has owned Castle Rock Tattoo and Laser Removal Co. for about three years, but has been tattooing for about 15. Tattoos are one of the oldest art forms, he said, and the craft of tattooing is “never going away.”

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Evolving tattoo culture on display in the Denver metro area

Jeri Walsh, a licensed esthetician, gives a laser tattoo removal treatment to a client at her shop, Golden Laser Aesthetics.

She started offering the service about two years ago to be able to address everyone’s skincare concerns.

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lthough Ryan “Cactus Jack” Clement was nervous about his first tattoo, it was nothing as nerve-wracking as jumping out of a plane — which he did in his military training.

That’s when he got a biohazard cross symbol tattooed on his calf.

“I dealt with nuclear biological and chemical weapons” in the military, he said. So “I felt it was something I had to have.”

Today, Clement, 38, has spent 309 hours “under the needle” getting tattoos, which cover about 75 percent of his body. He has been a tattoo artist for nearly 15 years and is owner of Castle Rock Tattoo and Laser Removal Co. Tattoos are a life-changing experience and a way of expressing yourself with adornment, he said, and “they’re becoming more accepted as a work of art.”

Where once tattoos were typically associated with bikers, sailors and outlaws — a rough-and-tough side of life — they have over recent decades become a form of artistic selfexpression that is showing up on everyone from the waitstaff in the

local neighborhood diner to business executives.

“Your doctor or banker, even a police officer, could have a tattoo and nobody would give it a second thought,” said Jill Raynor, 45, of Centennial, who has been getting tattoos since she was 17. “It’s just not so taboo anymore.”

The rise of tattoos The Smithsonian suggests tattoos date back more than 5,000 years, discovered on mummified humans from ancient Egypt; and on Ötzi, also known as the Iceman, a wellpreserved natural mummy of a man who lived between 3,400 and 3,100 BCE. Sixty-one tattoos were found

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They started to become more mainstream during roughly the 1960s-1990s, associated with rock-n-roll and punk, and gained momentum into pop culture in the 2000s, he said. The internet and social media may have helped, Leonard added, but especially reality TV shows such as “Miami Ink,” which aired from 2005-2008.

Being a good tattoo artist used to be a “secretive craft,” in the sense that it was part of a subculture, and tattoo artists held onto their secrets, Leonard said. Nowadays, he said, perhaps because more of the public is excited about getting tattoos, more people are pursuing the trade. “It’s starting to open people’s eyes to the possibilities and all the cool artwork others are doing.”

But downfalls do exist, he said. The increased accessibility to the profession — he points out all the equipment can now be bought online — contributes to people tattooing others without proper training or sterilization techniques.

And, of course, there’s always the chance of a lack-luster tattoo.

Tattoos are addictive — it’s rare for a person to have just one, said Billi Carwile-Braukoff of Centennial who, at 39, has tattoos on about 40 percent of her body. Anybody who has many tattoos has at least one he or she isn’t fond of or would have rather done without, she said.

“Some people get them covered up,” Carwile-Braukoff said, “but some people keep them because they’re a conversation starter. They’re a part of a story.”

Finding the right tattoo artist is key

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Jesters caper at Voodoo Comedy Playhouse A lot of people (myself included) fancy themselves adept at thinking on their feet at the drop of a hat. But standing in front of a crowded room with no idea what you’re going to say is a whole other thing.

And yet, that’s just what The Jester’s Court improv group — which features Connor “The Jester” Hall, Paul Twarowski, Jillian Kudrycki, Joseph Galvin, Jessie Hiester, Donald Kiley and Soleil Kohl — makes look effortless during their performances.

The Jester’s Court will be spending most Fridays in August and September at the Voodoo Comedy Playhouse, 1260 22nd St. in Denver, performing its highly popular shortform improv comedy show.

This adults-only event encourages audience participation, with performers creating a new show each week depending on who is in the crowd.

For more information and tickets, visit www.jesterscourtcomedy.com.

Part of what’s cool about the experience of getting tattooed is that it’s a permanent change, said Russ Pearson, who opened True Blue Tattoo in Lakewood in 2008.

“With a little effort — and a bit of pain and money,” he said, “you’ve made a forever change to your body.”

Everybody has his or her personal reason for getting a tattoo, Raynor said, and the experience for each person is just as diverse as buying a car, choosing a neighborhood to live in or pursuing a career path.

Tattoos can be a way of self-expression, a life guidance such as a biblical quote, a work of art, a tribute or a way to remember an experience, Raynor said.

Raynor points to her sugar skull tattoo — a tribute to loved ones she’s lost. Sugar skulls are a representation of death and mortality and traditionally used to decorate the gravestones on the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos.

“Every time I look at it,” Raynor said, “I remember and celebrate their lives.”

No matter if it’s your first tattoo or your 50th, it should be a fun experience, said Samantha Schneider, 27, of Thornton who got her first tattoo — a small treble clef — as a birthday gift from her parents when she was 16.

Therefore, she said, it’s important to research the tattooist’s artistic style as well as his or her personality.

“You’re going to be there for hours, so you want to be super-comfortable and make sure you vibe with them,” she said. Not only that, a person should lean on the artist’s professional input, so “you want to make sure the artist is going to guide you in the right direction for a tattoo that’s true to what you want.”

Carwile-Braukoff admits the actual experience of getting a tattoo is un-

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Velorama Festival at the RiNo District Denver isn’t a town particularly well-known for its music festivals.

There have been some attempts over the years, and the brand new Grandoozy festival in September aims to change this track record, but for now it’s the smaller festivals that make the city home.

The Underground Music Showcase (UMS) took over downtown just a few weeks ago, and now the Velorama Festival will be in the booming RiNo District, 27th and Blake streets in Denver, from Friday, Aug. 17 through Sunday, Aug. 19.

This year’s festival mostly skews toward indie and alt-rock, with wellestablished acts like Modest Mouse and Cold War Kids headlining while genre stalwarts like Hop Along and Rainbow Kitten Surprise open.

In addition to the music, Velorama also features games, art installations, exhibitors, and of course, food trucks and beer.

Single-day tickets are available now, so head to www.veloramafestival.com to get yours now Appreciate cars for a cause Supporting first responders is a cause that practically everyone can get behind, and when classic cars get

Tattoo removals also gaining in popularity

pleasant — it hurts and being in the shop for a lengthy amount of time can get uncomfortable.

“But that doesn’t keep me away,” she said. “I love the way they look when they’re done.

Lakewood resident William Ryan, 48, got his first tattoo in 1996. It is a symbol that represents his name.

“For me,” he said, “it was rediscov-

added to the mix, it’s difficult to say no.

Lodo’s Bar and Grill, 8545 S. Quebec St. in Highlands Ranch, will be hosting a Car Show for First Responders from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18.

Attendees can vote for their favorite cars, try special drinks and dance to live music. Best of all, proceeds for every ticket purchase and car registration go directly to Lodo’s First

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ering my identity after my divorce.”

Since then, he’s gotten some tattoos that he’s “extremely proud of ” and others that he regrets— all are “windows” of his journey.

“They are permanent benchmarks of milestones in my life,” Ryan said.

“They let you look into a past experience and remember when and why you got it.”

Responder Charity Partners: the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters Foundation and the Colorado Police Officers Foundation.

For tickets, visit www.nightout. com/events/lodos-car-show-for-firstresponders/tickets.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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A heroine can only run so far from her past

ou’ve always marched to the beat of a different drummer.

When your friends wanted to do one thing, you were the lone voice of dissent. You rocked your own fashion, hair color, and make-up, never kowtowing to the crowd or following anyone else. But as in the new book “The Opposite of Everyone” by Joshilyn Jackson, you were never really alone.

Every month, Paula Vauss sent money to one of a series of P.O. Boxes. Every month, the check was cashed, so she knew her mother was alive, although Paula hadn’t seen Kai in years.

That wasn’t on purpose; Kai never stayed in one place for long, and she told Paula more than once that she didn’t need visitors. So when the last check was returned, uncashed, Paula figured it was just another of her unconventional mother’s quirks.

For the first 10 years of Paula’s life, it had mostly been just the two of them. They’d moved a lot then, to a series of houses, often with a series of boyfriends, none of whom lasted more than a year. What

was constant, though, were Kai’s bedtime stories of Kali the goddess, Ganesh, and Hanuman. They were heroes to Paula then. She remembered every tale, word-for-word.

But when the adolescent Paula did something that still hurt to think about and Kai went to jail, everything changed beBOOKWORM tween them.

Kai wasn’t like her old self, and she never looked at Paula again. Paula wanted a normal life, which she realized she Terri wouldn’t get from her Schlichenmeyer mother. She escaped from Kai’s house as soon as she could.

Now she was everything her mother wasn’t, complete with a law degree, a great job, a fancy condo, and an alcoholic private-eye ex-lover-slashcoworker.

And then she saw the note.

Though Kai had written on the back of the check that she had cancer and her time

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Art, fun and conversations Golden Fine Arts Festival takes place Aug. 18 and 19

IF YOU GO… WHAT: 28th annual Golden Fine Arts Festival WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 18 and 19

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kathleen Tesnakis of upstate New York loves being in Colorado.

Coloradans need warm clothing, they tend to be environmentally conscious and they aren’t afraid to express themselves, she said.

That’s just a few of the reasons she is looking forward to bringing her wearable art clothing, made of recycled material, to the Golden Fine Arts Festival for the second time this year.

“My work is all about expressing yourself,” Tesnakis said. “I’m excited to talk to the people and discover their stories. That’s part of what’s exciting about the journey of an artist.”

Put on by the Golden Chamber of Commerce, the Golden Fine Arts Festival is a two-day juried art show that attendees come to enjoy art, live music and other entertainment, craft beer, food vendors and children’s activities.

It takes place Aug. 18 and 19 in downtown Golden.

This year, the 28th annual festival will feature more than 130 artists from Colorado as well as out of state, who are juried in a number of media categories, including 2D and 3D art,

WHERE: On 11th Street between Maple and Arapahoe streets in historic downtown Golden COST: Free ABOUT: The two-day festival will feature more than 130 artists from 20 states, including many from Colorado. It is a juried show with various media categories. Other attractions include food vendors, live music, locally brewed beer and free art activities for children.

MORE INFO: www.goldenfineartsfestival.org photography, sculpture, glass, fiber art, mixed media, jewelry, painting and ceramics.

Concluding the festival, the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra will again put on its annual free Pops in the Park concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. in Parfet Park, located at 10th Street and Washington Avenue, which is walking distance from the Fine Arts Festival.

“All the art is high-quality and the event itself is well-run,” said Turza Shows of New Mexico, who, along with her husband Andrew, will be selling contemporary Southwest jewelry.

The Golden Chamber of Commerce’s CEO Leslie Klane, left, and Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan display this year’s art, designed by local artist Jesse Crock, that will appear on the 2018 Golden Fine Arts Festival posters and T-shirts. The 28th annual Golden Fine Arts Festival takes place Aug. 18 and 19.

COURTESY PHOTO “It just works, all the way around.”

It’s fun to meet people, catch up with artist friends and have conversations with all walks of life, she said.

“We’re looking forward to coming back,” Shows said, adding this will be the eighth or ninth time for them to show at the Golden Fine Arts Festival.

Rick and Linda Bachman of Aurora will be bringing their 3D mixed media art — “fun, funky things made out of wood” — to the festival for about the fifth time.

The two travel to different states across the U.S. about every month to attend various art shows and festivals.

The Golden Fine Arts Festival is especially enjoyable because the variety of art and the enthusiasm of the customers, Linda Bachman said, adding she hopes everyone has the opportunity to experience this year’s festival.

“Even if you don’t buy anything,” she said, “getting out to enjoy the art is a wonderful way to spend the day.”

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Farmland lessons still taught in Jeffco’s suburbs County fair lets 4-H students show off their prize livestock

Trenton Lindeman, 13, prapares feed for the pig he raised for market.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Seventeen year old Casey Defield has lived in an urban environment her entire life. But thanks to Moore Farm in Arvada, Defield has been raising pigs to show at the Jefferson County Fair 4-H Swine Show.

The Moore Brothers Farm — located at 72nd Avenue and Ward Road in Arvada — is a 50-acre historic property sold to the city in 2002. The property houses over a dozen structures to care for livestock, including barns, a red-brick grain silo and an on-site caretaker. It is also now a place for youth who cannot keep animals at their urban homes to have access to a working farm, where they can raise animals for market through the local 4-H program.

Sisters Aspen and Coral Tolman, of Westminster, were two youths who raised their pigs on the farm.

“We can’t have animals at our house and Moore Farm provided a place for us to raise animals,” said Coral Tolman, 14, adding that her pig, Bella, rolls over for belly rubs and gives kisses.

A challenge for her though, was being far away and having to drive to take care of her animals.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned is the time management and the amount of responsibility it takes to take care of these animals,” said Ian Clark, 17, of Wheat Ridge. “It doesn’t really matter if it’s blizzarding outside or 120 degrees, you have to make sure your animals are your top priority.”

For Clark, the most challenging part is auction day. In his fifth year of raising animals, he showed rabbits, goats, swine and beef at the Jefferson County Fair.

“Having to say goodbye, I get emotional,” Clark said. “I like to put on my sunglasses and try to hide the emotion … but everyone knows. You get very attached to your animals. Every year it’s a lot harder. The more fun you have, the harder it is at the end to say goodbye.”

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INTERESTED IN 4-H? 4-H is a national youth development program that has been in existence for more than 100 years. The primary goal of 4-H is to assist youth in developing life skills that help them live productive and satisfying lives.

Jefferson County has many club offerings for youth interested in joining 4-H. To see what clubs are available in Jefferson County go to: jeffco.extension.colostate.edu/4-h Clark usually reinvests the money he earns from selling his animals at auction. But this year, he will be using it to help pay tuition at University of Wyoming, where he will be studying mechanical engineering.

For his younger brother, Evan, 14, dedication and calmness are the two things he has learned from raising animals through 4-H. His experiences has taught him that when he grows up, he wants to pursue farming or ranching as a career.

In a couple weeks, he will be taking his pig, raised at Moore Farm, to the Colorado State Fair.

Taylor Roberts, 18, prepares her market steer, Bernard, to be shown at the Jefferson County Fair. Raising Bernard was her first 4-H project.

Casey Defield, 17, cleans the face of her pig, Ms. Piggy, before showing her at the Jefferson County Fair 4-H Swine Show Aug. 10.

Brother and sister, Trenton and Kensey Lindeman, feed their pigs before showing them at the county fair.

Both raised their pigs at Moore Farm in Arvada.

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Barrels of FUN at annual FAIR

Rusty Simmons with Front Range Antique Power Association drives a barrel train full of fair-goers on Aug. 10 at the Jeffco Fair & Festival.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTY STEADMAN

BY CHRISTINA STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he third annual Jeffco Fair & Festival provided three days packed full of fun events and entertainment Aug. 10–12 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden. Highlights included rodeos, a variety of live music, 4H exhibits and shows, vendors, family activities and a carnival featuring rides and midway games.

Attendees of the Jeffco Fair & Festival create a mural on Aug. 10 at the Pop-up Art Zone.

Ed Nevarro, a crafter with Colorado Hammock headquartered in Manitou Springs, shows off handmade hammocks at the locals-only Artisan Village on Aug. 10 at the Jeffco Fair & Festival.

Some of the winners of the Jeffco Fair & Festival’s homebrewing competition gather for a picture with their medals on Aug. 10. From left is James Prout of Lakewood, gold for his wheat beer; Glenn Berry of Elizabeth, gold for his English brown porter; Bernie Peterson of Lakewood, gold and best of show for his American brown ale; and Darrell Schrock of Erie, gold for his light beer.

The Westernaires perform interpretive Indian dances on Aug. 10 at the third annual Jeffco Fair & Festival.

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children worldwide and in our community.

We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. These are just three of our many projects. Contact Fred McGehan at 303947-1565.

Mondays Mesas de conversación en inglés/English Conversation Tables: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Mondays at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge; and 6-7 p.m.

Mondays at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Suitable for high beginners, intermediate and advanced English learners. Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org or call 303-235-JCPL (5275).

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/

Open Mic Night: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at Living Water Unity Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@gmail.com.

Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club: 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Center for The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Learn about community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Denver Apple Pi: 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. An Apple/Mac computer user group. Go to denverapplepi.com.

Square Dancing: 7 p.m. Mondays at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court.

Want some fun exercise? Learn to square dance. Call 303-973-9529.

Golden Optimist Club: 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Windy Saddle Café, 1110 Washington Ave., downtown Golden. The primary activity of the Golden Optimist Club is our bicycle recycle program. We fix donated bicycles and offer them for donations at reasonable prices, $20 for an adult bicycle and $10 for a child’s bicycle. Helmets given free with every bicycle sold, and locks also available for sale. For someone who cannot afford these prices, we will give away the bicycle, helmet and lock.

Wheat Ridge Rotary Club: noon to 1:30 p.m.

Mondays at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community.

Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club: 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Goals are to serve

Golden Rotary: 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. Visit www.rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021.

Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees: 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions.

Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids: 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Ralph Schell, treasurer, 303-886-5134. New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club: 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. A group of collectors promotes the hobby of numismatics. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Go to www.northsidecoinclub.org.

303-233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303985-8937.

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

Master Networks of Belmar: 10-11 a.m.

Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections. Call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@Mathnasium.com.

Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast.net for information. No meeting August or December.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at

Wheat Ridge Historical Society: 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the red brick house at Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Social begins at 7 p.m.

Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

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Rhema, or The Spoken Words of Jesus: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from Aug. 17 to Aug. 25 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Call 303-456-6772 or go to www. coloradoacts.org.

“Sleeping Beauty”: Children’s theater show runs through Aug. 18 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

Show times are 1 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Aug. 11 and Aug. 18. Call 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com.

“Lend Me a Tenor”: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 19 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Contact 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com.

WaistWatchers The Musical: playing through Aug. 26 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Light-hearted look at surviving the ups and downs of a weightand-beauty obsessed world.

Shows at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Call 303-987-7845 or go to waistwatchersthemusical. com.

MUSIC

Intro to Line Dance: 2:15-3:15 p.m.

Thursdays through Aug. 30 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Call 303-425-9583 or go to www. apexprd.org.

Mile High Community Band: Thursdays in August in the community room at Red Rocks Community College and after that at Denver North High School. For more information go to www. milehighcommunityband.org/

ART

Oil Artist Jordyn Payne Show: Friday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 19 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Info: www.spiritsinthewindgallery. com.

Golden Fine Arts Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18-19 in downtown Golden. https://www.goldenfineartsfestival.org/ Mountaincholia by Aria Fawn: on display through Aug. 19 at

this week’s TOP FIVE Pops in the Park Concert: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 at Parfet Park, 10th and Washington in Golden.

Jefferson Symphony Orchestra program. Bring lawn chair or blanket and a picnic. Culminating event of the Golden Fine Arts Festival Aug. 18-19.

Performance is free. Go to www.jeffsymphony.org.

The Raven Mystery: A Night with a Naturalist: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn about these amazing birds and their corvid cousins. Go to https://arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/ majestic-view-naturecenter-division Glitter in the Garden: Friday, Aug. 24 in the Thom and Mary Ellen Williams Courtyard at the Foothills Art Center in Golden. Garden formal attire. Cocktails at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. Snatch and Dash at

Valkarie Gallery, 445 S Saulsbury St., Lakewood. Opening reception is Saturday, July 28, from 5-8:30 p.m. Mountaincholia is the emotion of being within dark and wild places. Go to http:// www.valkariefineart.com Scrapbooking and Card Making: 3-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 at at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Register at www.apexprd.org.

Nimbus: Art by Hallie Packard: on display from Wednesday, Aug. 22 to Sunday, Sept. 16 at Valkarie Gallery, 445 S. Saulsbury St., Lakewood. Opening reception from 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Go to http://www.valkariefineart.com Alcohol Inks: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 23 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Register at www.apexprd.org. Use colors and backgrounds in painting and add color to non-porous surfaces such as glass and metals.

FOOD

Food Truck Fridays: 5-9 p.m.

Fridays at Lamar Street Center, 5889 Lamar St., Arvada.

Bands, drinks, automotive gallery and more.

Donations accepted for a different organization at each event. Fridays, Aug. 24 and Sept. 14 (Jefferson County Business Education Alliance). Donation amount is up to each guest. Learn more at www.lamarstreetcenter.com or call 303-424-0208.

7:45 p.m. Fundraiser for the art center. Learn more at http://www.foothillsartcenter.org/gala/ Around the World, Arvada Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament: 8 a.m. shotgun start Friday, Aug. 24 at West Woods Golf Course, 6655 Quaker St., Arvada. Breakfast and lunch provided; snacks available throughout the day.

Learn more at http://arvadachamber. org/arvada-chamber-commerceannual-golf-tournament/. Sponsorships available, and donations needed for the goodie bags, the silent auction and the biz bottle exchange. Contact 303-4240313 or samantha@arvadachamber. org.

Murder at the Railroad: 7-9 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 25 at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 1201 Mesa Court, Golden. Wild West whodunit; come in costume. A portion of ticket sales benefit the railroad museum. Go to www.murderattherailroad.com.

Lunchbox Express/Free Summer Lunch for Kids: 11-11:30 a.m.

Monday through Friday, through Aug. 17 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave. Open to anyone ages 18 and younger. First come, first served.

EVENTS

Chirp Chirp-Impromptu Bird Walks: Sometimes you just feel like you need to get out and enjoy nature. If you like bird walks and want to join fellow birders on short-notice bird walks, sign up to the Chirp Chirp list Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. A notification will be sent by email or text no later than 24 hours prior to the bird walk. Go to https://arvada. org.

Garden Xeriscaping 101 and Tour: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 17 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

Tour the Majestic View gardens with a CSU master gardener. Find Majestic View under the Explore tab at https://arvada.org.

Tantra Speed Date: 6:30-9:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 at Full Moon Books and Event Center, 9106 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Combination relationship skills class plus speed date. Exercises are fun, PG-rated and infused with positive relating skills. Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2460930?pid=4951.

Lego Play & Build: 3-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Town Meeting: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 18 at Standley Lake Library.

Join Reps. Tracy Kraft-Tharp and Lang Sias, and Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, along with candidates with RTD District L and J Shelley Cook, Bob Wilson, Philip Munsterman and Vince Buzak. Call 303-421-2787 for questions.

Ciruli’s Crystal Ball: 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 at Pinehurst Country Club, 6255 W. Quincy Ave., Denver.

Colorado pollster and political prognosticator Floyd Ciruli is the speaker. Presented by Foothills Republicans. Contact 720-3466685 or foothillsrepublicans@ gmail.com, or go to http://foothillsrepublicans.org.

Open All Breed Horse Shows: Aug. 19 and Sept. 9. At Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada. Registration at 7:30 a.m.; classes at 8:30 a.m. Call or text 720-935-2026 or 720-5603646 or email coloradostockhorse@yahoo.com. Go to www. coloradostockhorse.com for entry forms and information.

Square Dance Demo: 1-3 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 20 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Contact www.apexprd.org.

50-plus Job and Volunteer Fair: 8:15-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

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Vendor list available a week before the fair. Sign up at 303-4259583. Employers and vendors can contact 303-467-7197. Learn more at www.apexprd.org.

Lego Play and Build: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave. For builders from preschoolers to tweens.

Coffee and Conversation: 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada. Join state Rep. Tracy Kraft Tharp.

Oktoberfest: Friday, Aug. 24 to Sunday, Aug. 26 at T.E.V. Edelweiss Club, 17832 Highway 8, Morrison. Info: www.tevedelweiss. org.

Exploring the Great Ideas: Welcome and Introduction to The Great Ideas: 3-4:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 24 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Canine Conversations: Understanding “Alpha Dog”: 2-4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada.

Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Series about how to help you and your family have the best relationship with your pets.

Parking Lot Party: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 at Shops at 2575 Youngfield St., Golden. Celebrate end of summer with food, drinks, music and giveaways.

Parade of Homes: through Sunday, Aug. 26 in metro Denver neighborhoods from Windsor to Castle Rock, and Arvada to Aurora. Parade hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. The parade will showcase a wide variety of homes of all sizes, layouts and architectural styles, including luxury “Dream Homes,” plus spotlight communities. Visitors will discover the latest in interior design trends and home technology, exterior finishes and outdoor living, and landscaping that will inspire. This event is free, selfguided and open to the public. Go to paradeofhomesdenver.com.

HEALTH

Essential Oils: 11-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18 at Natural Grocers, 7745 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Discover the basics of how essential oils support health and learn how to build your own essential oil kit. Learn more at www.naturalgrocers.com/ SEE CALENDAR, P24

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Smart Foods for Smart Kids: 1-2:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Natural Grocers, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Children’s brains require specialized, smart nutrition. Their daily diet can help support a healthy attention span, give them stable energy levels throughout the day, and provide their body with all foods necessary for a healthy, growing brain. With the recipes and tips you’ll learn at this cooking class, the future is looking bright. Go to http://www. naturalgrocers.com.

Naturally Arvada: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 19 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org. Presenter is Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage.

Town Hall Meetings for Rocky Flats and Coors Porcelain Workers: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 at Apex Field House, Community Room, 5724 Oak St., Arvada; and Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Longmont Elks Lodge, 305 Coffman St., Longmont. Workers will get specific information about the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. Learn more at https://www.dol.gov/ owcp/energy/.

Alzheimer’s Education: The Basics: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go

to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Yogalates: 6:30-7:45 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 30 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Experience health benefits of pilates and yoga.

WRITING/READING

Golden Elks Book Sale: Aug. 18-19 at 16795 W. 50th Ave., Golden. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-9088715.

Book Bites: Brooklyn in Love: 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

EDUCATION

Drop-In Tech Help: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 20 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave. Get personalized technology help and instruction on your own device or a library computer.

Free Legal Clinic: Get Help With Visitation Plans: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Jefferson County Department of Human Services, 3500 Illinois St., Suite 1300, Golden. Volunteer attorneys meet via computer link to answer questions, help fill out forms and provide assistance in establishing a visitation plan. Call 303-271-4329. Dates in 2018 are Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20

and Dec. 18.

HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Crime Prevention for your Business: 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at Arvada Police Department, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada. Call 720-8986883 to register.

Alameda Pirates Class of 1973 Reunion: celebrate with friends from classes from 1972-74. warmup event, 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 at Alameda High School. Take a tour of the school, then gather at Hanger 101 after for an informal gathering.

Golf tournament, 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Fox Hollow Golf Course.

Space limited. Contact Dana Frew a dfrew@finishlinesystemsllc.com.

Main event, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at Fox Hollow Golf Course. Appetizers provide; cash bar. Contact Kevin Land at kland55@comcast.net or 720-301-0007.

Jefferson High School Class of 68 Reunion: Friday, Sept. 14 to Saturday, Sept. 15. Ice breaker from 5-9 p.m.

Sept. 14 at the Edgewater Inn, 5302 W. 25th Ave. Tour of Jefferson High School at 4 p.m. Sept. 14. Dinner, dancing and reminiscing from 5-10 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Lamar Street Center, 5889 Lamar St., Arvada.

Contact Jackie Peden, 303 550-9585, or Rick Lunnon, 720 363-6287. Registration can also be found at www. saintsof1968.com.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

fall classes start Sep.10!

Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

OASIS reading and writing tutors Jefferson County Public Schools program; tutors help children in grades K-3 master reading and writing.

Need: Volunteers work one-on-one with one or two children once a week for one hour. Training for new tutors is offered Sept. 11 and Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon Contact: jcgadd@hotmail.com or dustyjill@yahoo.com to apply.

Legacy Grace Community Development Corp.: Starts social enterprises, provides low-cost transitional housing and job training/placement for all people in the Denver area.

Need: Volunteers to help with resumes, 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

Also need help in the art gallery (from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday); training provided.

Contact: legacygrace@live.com or Rick Roberts, 303-815-4914

Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program: We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home.

Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home.

Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required.

Contact: David Cornish, 303-225-0199 or david.cornish@lfsrm. org; go to lfsrm.org.

Lutheran Hospice Need: Volunteers to assist in a couple of areas: 1. Be a friendly visitor by providing companionship or emotional support to patients and families in their own homes or visit patients in nursing facilities. Visits may include providing respite for caregivers. 2. Work at the Collier Hospice Center reception desk, welcoming family members and visitors, and assisting with administrative projects.

Contact: Patty Anderson, patricia.anderson@sclhs.net or 303403-7274.

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August 16, 2018 Misc. Notices In preparation for a periodic evaluation by Higher Learning Commission accrediting agency, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is seeking comments from the public about the College.

RMCAD will host a visit on December 3-5, 2018 with a team from the Higher Learning Commission. RMCAD has been accredited by the HLC since 2000. The team will review the institution’s ongoing ability to meet HLC’s Criteria for Accreditation.

The public is invited to submit comments regarding RMCAD to the following address: Third-Party Comment on Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604-1411 The public may also submit comments online at www.hlcommission.org/comment.

Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing.

All comments must be received by November 5, 2018.

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SPORTS

Hard-working football players devote hot day to selflessness

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capabilities during exercises, like jumping and sprinting. A coach can determine whether an athlete is deficient on a given movement — for instance, the vertical jump — and tailor workouts to improve. Smartphone applications have been developed to identify an athlete’s profile.

• Push/pull/carry workouts, which help athletes gain strength during the off-season by picking up heavy objects and walking, pushing, pulling or carrying them.

andon Williams was near tears, Andrew Grout was happy to make a difference and Dan Brite will continue to be a faithful fan of the Castle View football team.

Williams, Grout and a group of 11 football players got together on a hot July 31 to landscape the new, wheelchair-accessible home of Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Dan Brite, who was critically injured in a September 2016 shooting in Parker.

The players spent eight hours working on the yard, and Brite’s smile of thanks was noticed by Williams, a 6-foot, 230-pound senior defensive end/ OVERTIME tight end.

“It was 95 degrees that day,” said Williams. “And it was hard work moving those rocks and getting everything planted. When the officer came around the corner he had Jim Benton a big smile on his face. It was like, wow, there’s a reason I am here, to make people happy. Just seeing the smile on his face made me almost tear up. It was awesome.”

Grout, with help from Bret Hribar of the Castle View Gridiron Club, organized the landscaping, and it didn’t take him long to convince other players to help.

“When you say at the beginning, hey, do you want to come out and help with yard work, they said it is our day off and we don’t want to do that,” explained the 6-foot-4, 285-pound senior tackle. “But once you kind of give them knowledge that this is a cop and this is why we are doing it, then kids were a lot more on board to do it.”

Brite was in attendance at the Aug. 10 Back the Cats night, which featured former Denver Bronco Karl Mecklenburg as the guest speaker. Brite was made an honorary Castle View captain for the upcoming season.

“He (Brite) came to our Back The Cats night and has been a supporter of Castle View football,” said Grout.

“So when you get the opportunity to landscape, give back to somebody in the community and especially to law enforcement, it’s a big deal for me.

“When we started there were piles of rocks and piles of mulch. By the time we were done, we had done the outlining and filled in the rocks.

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Working out with a medicine ball can help athletes develop power in a different way than barbells.

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TRAINING takes new direction Athletes are working smarter in an effort to gain flexibility and power

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s often easy to distinguish a good athlete by the way he or she moves.

That starts with strength training and conditioning, which have advanced over the years into a science.

There is more to training that just lifting heavy weights and moving fast in a straight line.

The ability to change direction.

The speed to stop and start quickly.

The ability to generate explosive power.

Those are some of the things coaches want to see from their athletes.

With that in mind, high school athletes preparing for the fall sports season have been working out during the summer, and many oldfashioned training methods have been expelled in favor of smarter techniques.

No doubt, the landscape of high school sports training has changed over the years, according to Mountain Range assistant softball coach Russ Gallivan, a strength and conditioning coach who owns 5280 Fitness and Sports Performance in Westminster.

But he says, “a handful of coaches

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still treat it like it was 1995.”

Much of the training that goes on in the weight room these days is not sport-specific but can benefit most young athletes, trainers say.

Athletes are using programs and moves like these: • Sportsmetrics, a knee-injury prevention program originally designed for women that involves jumping and strength training.

• Spinal conditioning exercises, which are helpful for athletes with lower-back pain.

• Force-velocity profiling, which is a way to evaluate force and velocity

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Twins power Golden softball heading into 2018 season

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

GOLDEN — Softball coach Chad Herbers described the Golden Demons’ 2017 season as “magical.”

“The pieces fell together,” Herbers said of Golden averaging more than 11 runs per game, racking up a 18-4 record and finishing second in the Class 4A Jeffco League. “Up and down the lineup we were able to put the ball into play. The stars aligned for us.”

The Demons had winning streaks of nine and eight games before Golden — No. 2 seed for the 4A state tournament — lost to Elizabeth in the opening round at state. While the early exit from the state tournament stung, Golden is more than ready to be in the mix in 4A Jeffco and another postseason run.

Junior twins Makayla and Makenzie Middleton are clearly the centerpiece for the Demons. The Middleton sisters put up amazing offensive numbers as sophomores. Makayla had a .533 batting average with 43 hits, 15 doubles and 26 RBIs. Makenzie batted .529 with a remarkable 12 home runs and 37 RBIs in 22 games.

“They are talents,” Herbers said of Makayla and Makenzie. “They are pure athletic talents. Probably more importantly for me is they are great kids.

Their work ethic is incomparable. You aren’t going to outwork these two. They are constantly challenging themselves and everyone else.”

Makenzie admitted she was sur-

prised with her dozen home runs last season that led 4A. “You can’t just swing for the fences every time,” Makenzie said. “I was a sophomore in high school. People don’t think about that stuff.”

Makayla (shortstop), Makenzie (centerfielder) and returning senior pitcher Cassidy Paulson give the Demons a formidable core.

“I do think the competitiveness between us two makes us strong and better,” Makayla said. “Paulson plays with us on our competitive club team and that bond between us three really starts stuff for this team.”

Paulson has been a fixture in the pitching circle for the Demons since her freshman year and has racked up nearly 30 victories over the past three years.

The senior pitcher will again have the luxury of a solid defense behind her.

“She (Paulson) is going to challenge hitters and make people put the ball in play,” Herbers said. “Since I’ve taken over the program the one thing I’ve been most confident in is our defense.

They enjoy playing defense. They take pride in how they defend and they do it well.”

The biggest change for Golden once the Demons get into 4A Jeffco play is the absence of Valor Christian. The Eagles — three straight 4A state titles from 2014 to 2016 — is now playing in 5A Jeffco.

“It’s still Jeffco 4A,” Herbers said.

“Although some people think we’ll be down as a league, we’ll still perform.”

Golden junior Makenzie Middleton belted a dozen home runs last year and drove in 37 in 22 games for the Demons.

PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/ JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

D’Evelyn, Evergreen and Wheat Ridge have all had success recently.

The reduction to six teams in 4A Jeffco allows league teams to get a pair of cracks against Golden this season.

“It’s going to be a challenge for us to stay the same, but I think we can handle it,” Makayla said. “I think we can compete with anybody.”

The Demons did beef up their nonleague schedule. Golden faces a handful of 5A teams and defending 3A state champion Strasburg.

“We have some new goals and new standards we have to hit,” Herbers said. “Hopefully the girls pull together and come together as a team to meet those goals.”

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow. com/Jeffco.

Golden junior Makayla Middleton will anchor the Demons’ defense from her shortstop position this season. Golden is looking to improve on its 18-4 record from last season and have sights on a Class 4A Jeffco League title.

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• Medicine ball throws, in which athletes try to release the ball with power from varying positions, such as from the side or overhead.

Gallivan, like most strength and conditioning specialists, doesn’t like athletes to specialize too soon.

“Good coaches train an overall athlete,” he said. “We don’t like to specialize a kid for one sport.”

Castle View strength/conditioning coach and physical education teacher Patrick McHenry said with younger athletes, the main thing is to get them to be able to “handle the rigor of the sport.”

“From a training aspect, with the younger kids that have been here one or two years, we want to make sure they learn how to use the (weight) room correctly,” he said.

“Then we can start looking at things more specific.”

Ultimately, some specialization is

BENTON FROM PAGE 26

It was good to walk around the house and see all the work we had done. I think I’ll look back on this and just think it was something that took one day and made a difference.”

Sabercats players plan to return this fall when the weather is cooler to plant trees and bushes, but money is needed to purchase the materials.

Donations can be made to the Castle View Gridiron Club, P.O. Box 1941, Castle Rock, CO 80104, or through the website at www.CastleViewFootball.com.

Castle View coach Todd Casebier will make sure there will be enough

‘Good coaches train an overall athlete. We don’t like to specialize a kid for one sport.’

Russ Gallivan, Mountain Range assistant softball coach

hard to ignore.

“A cross country person is going to go out and run, run and run,” said McHenry. “That’s their sport, so they are going to be in a different energy system than a volleyball player or a football player. From a conditioning standpoint, that is very sport-specific.

players on hand to finish the landscaping job at the Brite home.

“In this culture about kids and society, it is all about me,” said Casebier. “So when you are giving back to Mr. Brite that’s not about you. It’s about him. That’s what we want our kids to understand, that they are part of the community.

“That landscaping we did was a small example of what we can do to help somebody. We’re going to do more this fall and we’re going to have more guys there. It’s something we want to do, not just for him but for other people too.”

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.

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